Our prediction for this Europa League match:
Besiktas
Match Time & Date:
28/11/2024
18:45
Prediction: 2-0
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Besiktas will be aiming to build on back-to-back wins over Olympique Lyon and Malmo when they face Maccabi Tel Aviv on a neutral location. Even though Nagyerdei Stadion (Debrecen) will host Thursday’s Europa League due to security reasons, Besiktas are seen as hot favourites to pick up all three points from the match. Experienced forward Ciro Immobile should be recalled to the starting XI after coming as a substitute in a 4-2 loss to Goztepe, while former Arsenal and Valencia defender Gabriel Paulista has overcome his injury.
The Yellow-Blues, on the other hand, do not seem to be competitive at this level, with the team losing each of their four league games. As Maccabi Tel Aviv experienced all sorts of problems at the back in a 5-0 loss to Ajax, we are tempted to put our money on Besiktas. Osher Davida is back from suspension for the visiting side.
Highlighted Player (Milot Rashica):
Milot Rashica is a Kosovo Albanian player who was born on June 28, 1996 in Vucitrn, FR Yugoslavia. Rashica is a product of FC Vushtrria football academy and he continued playing for the Ferki Aliu Stadium outfit at senior level.
Milot Rashica is a winger, but he is used as an attacking midfielder as well and it has to be noted that his preferred foot is right. Nowadays, the Albanian footballer plays for Vitesse in Dutch Eredivisie and he has established himself as a first-team regular at the club.
Milot Rashica made his Vitesse debut on July 30, 2015, coming as a substitute for Serbia international Uros Djurdjevic in a 3-0 defeat to Southampton in the Europa League qualifiers. Speaking of his Eredivisie debut, Rashica played his first match for Vitesse in the Dutch elite division on August 9, 2015 in a 1-1 draw with Willem II. The Vitesse footballer has six caps for Albania U21 team, but he represents Kosovo at senior level.
Highlighted Team (Maccabi Tel Aviv):
Maccabi Tel Aviv are the oldest and probably the biggest clubs in Israel. The club was founded in 1906 and they have been playing an important role in the Israeli League ever since. In 2015 Maccabi won their 21st trophy in the national championship and the same season they clinched their 23rd Israeli Cup title.
The club’s fiercest rivals are Hapoel Tel-Aviv and they welcome their opponents at Netanya Stadium. The capacity of the venue is 13 610. The likes of Beitar Jerusalem Hapoel Be’er Sheva and Maccabi Haifa are considered Maccabi Tel Aviv’s bitter rivals as well. In 1969 the club won the AFC Champions League and they repeated the success two years later, beating Aliyat Al-Shorta in the final.
The likes of Jordi Cruyff, Paulo Sousa, Rade Prica, Moanes Dabour and Vincent Enyeama are the high-profile footballers who were part of the team in the past. The colour of Maccabi’s home kit is yellow and blue.
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